1) Armed force 2) Armed standbys 3) Army reserves 4) Body of citizen soldiers 5) Citizen soldiers 6) Civilian arm-bearers 7) Civilian fighting force 8) Civilian soldiers 9) Company men 10) Emergency 29 Down 11) Fighters at lexington 12) Force 13) Group of civilian soldiers 14) Home reserve 15) Military force
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1) Army 2) Military 3) Minutemen 4) Reserves 5) Sa 6) Sturmarbeiteilung 7) Trainband
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A militia ə generally is an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters; citizens of a nation or subjects of a state or government that can be called upon to enter a combat situation, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of the fighting nobility class ...
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[English] == Origins == The obligation to serve in the militia in England derives from a common law tradition, and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. The tradition was that all able-bodied males were liable to be called out to serve in one of two organisations.These were the posse comitatus, an ad hoc assembly called together by a law officer...
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[Great Britain] The Militia of Great Britain were the principal military reserve forces of the Kingdom of Great Britain during the 18th century. For the period following the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, see Militia (United Kingdom). ==Great Britain== In 1707, the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of En...
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[Italian neo-Nazi group] Militia is an Italian neo-Nazi group founded by Maurizio Boccacci, the former leader of the banned Western Political Movement. The group first came to attention in 2008 when Boccacci was prosecuted over anti-semitic and Holocaust denialist graffiti. Further prosecutions in 2010 followed raids against the group, prom...
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[United Kingdom] The Militia of the United Kingdom were the military reserve forces of the United Kingdom after the Union in 1801 of the former Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland. The militia was transformed into the Special Reserve by the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907. For the period before the creation of the United...
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[United States] The term militia in the United States has been defined and modified by Congress several times throughout U.S. history. As a result, the meaning of `the militia` is complex and has transformed over time. It has historically been used to describe all able-bodied men who are not members of the Army or Navy (Uniformed Services)....
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• (n.) Military service; warfare. • (n.) In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actua...
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military organization of citizens with limited military training, which is available for emergency service, usually for local defense. In many ... [12 related articles]
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Body of civilian soldiers, usually with some military training, who are on call in emergencies, distinct from professional soldiers. In Switzerland, the militia is the national defence force, and...
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An equestrian term of military service, as seen in various forms, such as: - militia armata - the armed military service, as opposed to service in the Byzantine civil service. - militia equestris - an equestrian officer post. - militia officialis - the civil service, manned in Roman times by predominantly military personnel. - militia prima - the f…...
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a group of civilians trained as soldiers who serve full time only in emergencies
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Mi·li'tia noun [ Latin , military service, soldiery, from
miles ,
militis , soldier: confer French
milice .]
1. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for s...
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The military force of the nation, consisting of citizens called forth to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrection and repel invasion. The Constitution of the United States provides on this subject as follows: Art. 1, s. 8, 14. Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress.....
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A military unit made up of men from a local area.
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A militia is a body of armed citizens regularly trained, though not in constant service in time of peace. A militia is also distinguished from volunteers, in consisting of local corps raised by requisition of the state. The militia of Britain used to be drawn by lot for five years, and officered by the lords-lieutenant of the counties and those app...
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n] - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
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militia 1. An army of soldiers who are civilians but take military training and can serve full-time during emergencies. 2. A reserve army that is not part of the regular armed forces but can be called up in an emergency. 3. An unauthorized group of people who arm themselves and conduct quasi-military training.
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(Latin) warfare, service in war.
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reserves noun civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
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Body of civilian soldiers, usually with some military training, who are on call in emergencies, distinct from professional soldiers. In Switzerland, the militia is the national defence force, and every able-bodied man is liable for service in it. In the UK the Territorial Army and in the USA the National Guard have supplanted earlier voluntary ...
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all able-bodied males between the ages of 18 and 45 considered eligible for defensive military service in times of emergency.
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civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
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